The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

As Seattle’s Convention Center expansion moves forward, community members want the public benefit discussion to focus on a new downtown park over I-5.

December 14 - Capitol Hill Seattle Blog

San Francisco's diesel vehicles have been using a biodiesel blend for years, but in a move that illustrates the differences among biofuels, Mayor Ed Lee announced that the fleet will now use 100 percent renewable diesel fuel.

December 14 - City and County of San Francisco Office of the Mayor

Milwaukee County, Wisconsin is following a growing trend in cities across the country of working to end chronic homelessness by providing permanent housing to the homeless.

December 14 - Fusion

New research about the importance of transit in building transit oriented communities has some surprising results that may have significant implications for how we plan and build in the future.

December 14 - The Urban Edge

Elizabeth Vaughan, the lead character in the Broadway musical 'If/Then' may be the most famous urban planner in the United States, thanks to the star power of Idina Menzel and a surprisingly accurate portrayal of the planning field.

December 14 - California Planning & Development Report

The third annual edition of holiday gift ideas for that "plannerd" in your life. This year, rather than listing gift ideas, L.A. County Planner Clement Lau describes various sources for buying gifts for urban planners and designers.

December 13 - UrbDeZine

Everyone seems to do it, in fact you may be doing it right now, but beware the injuries that await from distracted walking.

December 13 - New York Times - Well

Urban planners should take a leadership role in placing social equity at the top of planning goals, argues planner, teacher, and affordable housing developer Murtaza Baxamusa. He looks at five socio-economic problems planners should strive to solve.

December 13 - UrbDeZine

Having the right mix of jobs in a local economy might be a predictor for future growth.

December 13 - JedKolko.com

After two weeks of negotiating in Paris, almost 200 countries agreed to a plan to reduce emissions, though not to the level supporters had hoped. Nonetheless, the COP21 agreement may be an 'inflection point in human history,' notes The Times.

December 13 - The New York Times - Europe

It's too soon to declare the beginning of the end for segregation, but one demographer is hopeful that there are opportunities to better integrate different racial groups.

December 12 - Brookings

Planners convene to discuss a model plan for the smart growth of an aging population.

December 12 - Urban Institute

Athlyn Cathcart-Keays of The Guardian-Cities chronicles the advancement of the international urban car-free movement as well as auto regulations that focus on air pollution. The most recent city to join the growing list is Oslo, Norway

December 12 - The Guardian Cities

The Upstate Revitalization Initiative is also known as the "Upstate Hunger Games." $1.5 billion in available funding is certainly an attention grabber.

December 12 - Politico New York

FEATURE

Planetizen is pleased to release its list of the ten best books in urban planning, design, and development published in 2015.

December 12 - James Brasuell and Josh Stephens

Have you ever wanted to make the trains run on time? Or maybe just make the trains run at all? We have just the thing for you.

December 11 - The Oregonian

Bike share changes the way people use transit, depending on the time and the place.

December 11 - Streetsblog USA

A recent report casts light on a lack of preparation by cities for the future of transportation.

December 11 - Tech Insider

Audi and Somerville will begin testing self-parking cars in 2018. Imagine the possibilities.

December 11 - Governing

The average water main in Dallas is 42 years old, and the costs of updating the city's water mains are estimated at $55 million a year. The problem: Dallas doesn’t even know where to start.

December 11 - The Dallas Morning News